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 SMITH. SMITH. 559 to remove to Sycamore, III., where he practiced successfully until November, 1868. He then returned Lo Massachusetts, set- tled in Holyoke, and has since become a permanent resident of that city, and has established a large and lucrative practice. Yielding to the wishes of his fellow-citi- zens, Dr. Smith has been elected to various local offices, which he has filled to the satisfaction of his constituents. In 1875 he served as a member of the common council, and re-elected in 1876, he was chosen president of the council. In 1877 and '78 he was a member of the board of aldermen, during which time he was a director of the Holyoke & West- field Railroad, in which the city is inter- ested. Since 188 1 he has been a member of the school committee. He is also a member of the park commission, and chairman of the board of health. Dr. Smith was married June 8, 1869, to Ada M., daughter of Dr. Charles W. and Cornelia (Cushman) Babcock. Three chil- dren, of whom two are now living, are the fruit of this union. SMITH, JAMES GODDARD, son of Na- thaniel and Betsey (Goddard) Smith, was born at Phillipston, Worcester county, De- cember 22, 1820, and was educated at the common schools. In Natick he learned the trade of a car- penter, returning to his native place in 1844, to take charge of the homestead farm, which had been in the family for three generations, and where he remained until 1888, when he moved to Athol, where he at present resides In Athol, on the 26th of May, 1847, Mr. Smith was married to Eunice, daughter of Jotham and Hannah (Taft) Haven. Their only child died in infancy. Mr. Smith was selectman, assessor, and overseer of the poor in the town of Phil- lipston, and in 187 1 a representative to the General Court. He is at present a director of the National Bank of Athol, and a trus- tee of the Athol Savings Bank. In religious matters he is a prominent leader and a deacon in the Congregational church. Politically he has for forty years been actively identified with the work of the Republican party. SMITH, JONATHAN, son of John and Susan (Stearns) Smith, was born in Peter- borough, Hillsborough county, N. H., Octo- ber 21, 1842 He attended the district schools, fitted for college at the New Hampton Literary Institute, and was graduated from Dart- mouth College in 1871. He served as principal of the academy at Lancaster, N. H., for several terms, and from 1871 to '73 was editor of the "Coos Republican," Lancaster. He relinquished this pursuit by reason of ill health. He then studied law with Hon. David Cross, Manchester, N. H.; was admitted to the bar of Hillsborough county, N. H., in 1 S75 ; practiced in Manchester till 1878, when he removed to Clinton, Mass., where he now is in practice of the law. Mr Smith's first marriage was on Decem- ber 13, 1876, with Tirzah A. R., daughter of Levi and Hannah (Drake) Dow, of Can- terbury, N. H., by whom he had two chil- dren : Theodore (deceased), and Susan Dow Smith. Mrs. Smith died August 28, 1881. He was again married in Clinton, February 23, 1886, to Elizabeth C, daugh- ter of William and Mary Ann (Brown) Stearns. Mr. Smith is a prominent Mason, and has served in the various offices of lodge and chapter ; was city solicitor of Man- chester, N. H., two and one-half years ; special justice of the second district east- ern Worcester, five years ; he was elected a representative to the Legislature in 1 886, serving as a member of the com- mittee on probate and insolvency, and as chairman of the committee on parishes and religious societies ; is a notary public ; was appointed master in chancery in 18S6 ; town solicitor of Clinton 1SS9 ; a member of the Republican town committee seven years, during three of which he served as chairman ; and is president of the " Twen- ty-five Associates," a co-operative savings institution of Clinton. He enlisted in company E, 6th New Hampshire volunteers, m November, 1861; was discharged in January, 1863 ; drafted July, 1863, but rejected on account of physical disability ; enlisted in company E, 1st New Hampshire cavalry, 1S64 ; was appointed a sergeant and served until the close of the war. He served through two campaigns, and participated in several severe battles while in his first enlistment. He is a member of the G. A. R., and takes a great interest in anything affecting the welfare of the organization. SMITH, METCALF J., son of Samuel and Lucy (Metcalf) Smith, was born in Middlefield, Hampshire county, September 7, 1830. The early training in the house of his father, who had six sons and three daughters, bore abundant fruit in his later life. This family circle was one of threat